Disposable cat litter box waste receptacle assembly with enclosure

Abstract

An improved disposable, cat litter box waste receptacle assembly with enclosure having a box tray (10) which in its use configuration accepts and holds a litter latrine (14). A latrine privacy enclosure cover (12) that has a cut out removable entry (16) is placed in the box tray (10) and over the litter latrine (14). The entire box assembly is made of recyclable paper products. Its interior surfaces are moisture resistant. In its shipping-inverted configuration the box assembly utilizes the box tray (10) as a top. The latrine privacy enclosure cover (12) functions as a shipping and transport container which houses a supply of litter latrines (14) each of which contain a quantity of absorbent litter (24). The assembly includes a carrying handle (18) and a closure device (20) which secure the assembly and its contents while in transport. The assembly includes all of the supplies required for its intended use.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A disposable cat litter box waste receptacle assembly with enclosure, comprising in combination: a unitary upstanding open top rectangular box tray having a bottom wall continuous with contiguous first and second opposed side walls and third and fourth opposed end walls, said box tray being of a predetermined size sufficient to accommodate a house cat and dimensioned to fit closely adjacent to and approximately parallel while overlap the side and end walls of an open bottom rectangular enclosure positioned therein;   said open bottom rectangular enclosure having a top wall contiguous with contiguous opposed side walls and opposed end walls, and a cut out removable entry of sufficient size for entry by a house cat on one of the end walls;   a plurality of rectangular moisture resistant open top litter latrine assemblies each having a bottom wall, a pair of opposed side walls, and a pair of opposed end walls, and dimensioned to fit approximately adjacent to and parallel within the side and end walls of said open bottom enclosure, each of said latrine assemblies having as its contents a quantity of absorbent litter, said litter being held in place by, a removable top sealing sheet, whereby, the litter latrine assembly is self contained for use and disposal as a unit after its contents are soiled by waste; and   retaining means for securing said box waste receptacle assembly in a closed condition during shipping, storage, and transport; and   a handle mounted to, and positioned at the top of the enclosure to facilitate carrying the assembly.   
     
     
       2. The disposable cat litter box waste receptacle assembly of claim 1, wherein said handle can be repositioned. 
     
     
       3. The disposable cat litter box waste receptacle assembly of claim 1, wherein said retainer comprises a strap adapted to encircle said enclosure and said cap. 
     
     
       4. The disposable cat litter box waste receptacle assembly of claim 3, wherein said strap is adapted for reattachment to the assembly to facilitate carrying and disposing of said assembly or its contents. 
     
     
       5. The disposable cat litter box waste receptacle assembly of claim 4, wherein said handle is incorporated in said strap. 
     
     
       6. A disposable cat litter box waste receptacle assembly with enclosure, comprising in combination: a unitary upstanding rectangular enclosure having a pair of opposed end walls, a pair of opposed side walls contiguous with the end walls, a bottom wall contiguous with the end and side walls, and an open top, one of said end walls having a cut-out removable entry of a predetermined size sufficient to allow passage of a house cat into and out of said enclosure, and said enclosure being of a predetermined size sufficient to accommodate a house cat entering, defecating within, and exiting said enclosure;   a unitary rectangular cap having a pair of opposed upstanding end walls, a pair of opposed upstanding side walls contiguous with the end walls, a top wall contiguous with the end and side walls, and an open bottom, the end and side walls of said cap being dimensioned for snugly overlapping and frictionally retaining the end and side walls of said enclosure adjacent the open bottom of said enclosure, whereby said cap serves as a removable closure for said enclosure;   a plurality of rectangular, moisture resistant, removable-top, absorbent litter-containing latrines dimensioned for stacked insertion into said enclosure;   a releasable retainer for securing said cap to said enclosure during storage and transport of the assembly, said cap upon release of said retainer being removable from said enclosure for access to and removal of the litter-containing latrines and upon inversion of said enclosure serving as a box tray for receiving and retaining one or more of the latrines within said enclosure; and   a handle mounted to, and positioned above said enclosure for carrying said assembly.   
     
     
       7. The disposable cat litter box waste receptacle assembly of claim 6, wherein said retainer comprises a strap adapted for encircling said enclosure and said cap. 
     
     
       8. The disposable cat litter box waste receptacle assembly of claim 7, wherein said strap is adapted for reattachment to the assembly to facilitate carrying and disposing of said assembly or its contents. 
     
     
       9. The disposable cat litter box waste receptacle assembly of claim 8, wherein said enclosure is sized for snug engagement of the litter-containing latrines. 
     
     
       10. The disposable cat litter box waste receptacle assembly of claim 6, wherein the cutout removable entry has an abrasive interior surface which, with the cutout removed from the enclosure and positioned adjacent the entry, serves to clean litter and waste from the paws of a cat exiting the enclosure.